AFA 18th Anniversary

Fig. 4: Noah A. Moose (1817-1874), fraktur for the Sigman and Bost Families, Catawba County, North Carolina,1840. Watercolor and ink on paper, 13 x 15 inches. Courtesy MESDA Collection; Gift of Betty and Jim Becher and the MESDA Purchase Fund (acc. 5919.1-2). Fig. 3: Miniature painted chest, Grayson County, Virginia, 1825-1850. Inscribed on the inner lid: “William, M, Mitchell / Was born Sept. the 1st 1825.” Tulip poplar and paint. H. 10½, W. 17, D 9 in. Anne P. and Thomas A. Gray Southern Decorative Arts Purchase Fund (5898). Courtesy MESDA. Mitchell (1825-1888), a minister, physician, farmer, and member of the Virginia infantry, saw action under General Stonewall Jackson. 2018 Antiques & Fine Art 99